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Zelenskiy: A decision on air defense may come out of the NATO summit
Volodimir Zelenskiy said that Ukraine will participate in the NATO summit to be held in Ankara and that results can be achieved regarding anti-ballistic defense.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenskiy announced that his country will be represented at the NATO summit to be held in Ankara on July 7-8. Zelenskiy said that it is critical to achieve results for Ukraine from the summit and that anti-ballistic defense is among the possible outcomes.
Key points
- Zelenskiy said that the NATO summit will be held in Ankara and that Ukraine has been invited.
- He stated that one of the possible outcomes should be a decision in the field of anti-ballistic defense.
- He announced that special importance was given to this topic at the Ukraine-NATO Council meeting held today in Kiev.
- Zelenskiy emphasized that Europe needs to rapidly strengthen its own anti-ballistic capacity.
- It was also reported that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that military support from allies to Ukraine will be one of the main agenda items at the next summit.
Ankara summit on the agenda
Zelenskiy stated in his evening speech that he discussed the summit in Ankara with the NATO Secretary General. Zelenskiy said that Ukraine was invited and will be represented at the summit, and expressed that the meeting should produce concrete results for his country.
The Ukrainian leader indicated that anti-ballistic defense could be one of these possible outcomes. Thus, he made it clear that he wanted the summit to be remembered not only with political messages but also with steps that will strengthen defense capacity.
Attention after the meeting in Kiev
Zelenskiy said that this issue was also specifically addressed at the Ukraine-NATO Council meeting held in Kiev during the day. He pointed out that this meeting is important for bringing the defense topics between NATO and Ukraine onto a more concrete ground.
In his speech, Zelenskiy emphasized that Europe must accelerate its own anti-ballistic capabilities and argued that the continent has the capacity to produce its own systems and missiles. According to him, the necessary political decisions must also be implemented as soon as possible.
Emphasis on production for Europe
Zelenskiy said that Europe has the capacity to establish an anti-ballistic system and that the necessary conditions for this are also present. He stated that Europe needs to act faster in this field, implying that delay poses a risk in terms of security.
The Ukrainian President also thanked the countries standing by Ukraine during this process. At the end of his speech, he said that Europe will truly be stronger if it achieves this goal.
Message from the NATO front
It was also reported that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said that military support from allies to Ukraine will be one of the main topics at the next summit. This statement showed that the Ukraine file ranks high on the alliance's agenda before the meeting in Ankara.
Context: The NATO summit to be held in Ankara stands out as an important meeting where Ukraine's defense needs and Europe's air defense capacity discussions will be addressed at the same table.
Zelenskiy's message indicated that the decisions that may come out of the summit could be decisive not only for Ukraine but also for Europe's security architecture.
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